1.   Which of the following means that the distance between two lines measured along a perpendicular line to the line is always the same?
    A. equilateral B. equidistant
    C. equilibrate D. equivalent
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  2.   Which segment represents the distance from N to ?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  3.   The distance from a line to a point not on the line is the length of the segment _____ to the line from the point.
    A. between B. drawn
    C. parallel D. perpendicular
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  4.   The distance between two parallel lines is the distance between one of the lines and _____ .
    A. the other line B. any point on the other line
    C. any point farther than the other line D. any point not on the line
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  5.   Find the distance from R(6, -4) to the line with the equation y = 12.
    A. 6 B. 8
    C. 16 D. -16
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